Dark Field Digital Holographic Microscopy Based on Two-lens 360-degree Oblique Illumination

Xiuying Zhang,Yingchun Zhao,Caojin Yuan,Shaotong Feng,Lin Wang 한국광학회 2020 Current Optics and Photonics Vol.4 No.3

In this paper we propose a dark-field digital holographic microscopy system based on 360-degree oblique illumination. This setup is constructed without using a dark-field objective. The principle of 360-degree oblique illumination of vortex beam and dark-field digital holographic microscopy are introduced theoretically and experimentally. By analyzing the reconstructed image of a dark-field digital hologram of a USAF 1951 target, it is proved that the imaging resolution can be improved by this method. And also, comparison and analysis are made on the reconstructed image of a bright-dark field digital hologram of a pumpkin stem slice, the result shows that the imaging contrast is also enhanced with this method, and it is effective for dark-field digital holographic microscopy imaging of large transparent biological samples.

Calcium-sensing receptor-mediated L-tryptophan-induced secretion of cholecystokinin and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide in swine duodenum

Xiuying Zhao,Yihan Xian,Chao Wang,Liren Ding,Xianglong Meng,Weiyun Zhu,Suqin Hang 대한수의학회 2018 JOURNAL OF VETERINARY SCIENCE Vol.19 No.2

This study aimed to elucidate the effect of tryptophan (Trp) on gut hormone secretion as well as the roles of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR)and its downstream signaling pathway in gut hormone secretion by assessing swine duodenal perfusion in vitro. Swine duodenum was perfusedwith Krebs-Henseleit buffer as a basal solution. Various concentrations (0, 10, and 20 mM) of Trp were applied to investigate its effect ongut hormone secretion. A CaSR antagonist was used to detect the involvement of CaSR and its signal molecules. The 20 mM Trp concentrationpromoted the secretion of cholecystokinin (CCK) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP), elevated the mRNA level of CaSR,and upregulated the protein levels of CaSR, protein kinase C (PKC), and inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP3R). However, NPS 2143, aninhibitor of CaSR, attenuated the CCK and GIP release, reduced the mRNA level of CaSR, and decreased the protein levels of CaSR, PKC,and IP3R with 20 mM Trp perfusion. The results indicate that CCK and GIP secretion can be induced by Trp in swine duodenum in vitro,and the effect is mediated by CaSR and its downstream signal molecules PKC and IP3R.

Characterization of anorthite-based porcelain prepared by using wollastonite as a calcium source

Shumei Wang,Xiaoling Qi,Jilin Hu,Xiuying Tian 한양대학교 세라믹연구소 2015 Journal of Ceramic Processing Research Vol.16 No.3

The porcelain based on anorthite (CaO • Al2O3 • 2SiO2) has been developed using wollastonite (CaO • SiO2) as a calcium source. The slip casting was applied to obtain green body with high-strength. The sintering behaviors of the green specimens were evaluated by determining linear shrinkage, water absorption, bulk density and flexural strength. It was found that the anorthite porcelain fired at 1215 o C had excellent technical properties such as water absorption: 0.00% and flexural strength: 109.5 MPa. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis results showed the high flexural strength was due to the densification of microstructures and the formation of high crystalline content in the porcelain body. In addition, thermal expansion performance and appearance quality of the final product were discussed.

Adaptive robust control for fully electric pitch system of tank with dynamic friction compensation

Darui Lin,Xiuye Wang,Guolai Yang,Shusen Yuan,Qinqin Sun 대한기계학회 2022 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.36 No.10

This article addresses a problem of dynamic friction compensation for fully electric pitch system of tank based on modified LuGre model. Aiming to design a controller to realize friction modeling and compensating of fully electric pitch system of tank in large range of motion speeds. First, a nonlinear mathematical model including modified friction model and time-varying disturbance is established for fully electric pitch system of tank. Second, a disturbance compensation robust feedback term is designed to compensate the time-varying disturbance to reduce the impact of the disturbance on the control performance by adaptive estimation of the upper bound of the unmodeled disturbance. Third, the uncertainty parameters and friction state of the system are estimated and the adaptive control law combined with friction compensation is designed to reduce the sensitivity of the system to parameter uncertainty and nonlinear friction. Fourth, the global stability of the system is proved by Lyapunov stability theory. Finally, a virtual prototype model of tank moving based on friction disturbance and road excitation is established. The co-simulation results show that the proposed method can accurately estimate and compensate model parameters, nonlinear friction states and disturbances, and has the advantages of high control precision, good stability and strong robustness.

Adaptive robust target tracking control of marching tank under high-speed maneuvering condition

Cong Li,Guolai Yang,Xiuye Wang,Yuze Ma,Liqun Wang,Quanzhao Sun 대한기계학회 2022 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.36 No.6

This paper focuses on the problem of target tracking control of marching tanks under the condition of high-speed maneuver based on sliding mode disturbance observer. First, the dynamic model of marching tank is established by using multi-body dynamics software. The nonlinear factors such as barrel flexibility, clearance between barrel and bushing, and uncertainty sources such as road excitation are considered. Second, the mechatronics model of tank bidirectional stabilization system considering transmission clearance and friction is established in numerical simulation software. Aiming at the tank bidirectional stabilization system, an adaptive robust controller based on sliding mode disturbance observer is designed. Finally, the real-time control and target tracking of the tank bidirectional stabilization system are realized by co-simulation. The results show that the sliding mode disturbance observer improves the stability accuracy of the system by 43.22 %. Comparing the simulation results with the PID control, the controller designed in this paper has the characteristics of rapid tracking speed and high robustness, and the advantage is more obvious under the condition of highspeed maneuver.

Externalizing Behavior Problems Among Hui Ethnicity Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Xue Yu,Lingling Wang,Miaomiao Liu,Qiuli Li,Xiuying Dai 대한신경정신의학회 2022 PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION Vol.19 No.4

Objective This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of externalizing behavior problems (EBPs) and its influencing factors among Hui left-behind children (LBC) in rural China.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among school students from the southern rural areas in Ningxia, China (2012–2013). The general self-made questionnaire, Egma Minnen av Bardndosna Uppforstran, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (for Children), Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale, and Achenbach’s Child Behavior Checklist (for parents) were used to investigate the related information. Binary logistic regressions were conducted.Results The prevalence of EBPs in boys Hui LBC was significantly higher than that of non-LBC (12.37% vs. 6.84%, χ²=4.09, and p=0.04). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that low self-awareness of behavior (odds ratio [OR]=29.78), introversion (OR=21.67) and intermediate personality (OR=15.83), poor academic performance (OR=11.65) and both parent migrating (OR=2.73) were the risk factors for the EBPs of Hui LBC, while middle and high father refusal and denial (OR=0.11, OR=0.09) were their protective factors.Conclusion Our findings suggest that both parent migrating is a potential risk factor for EBPs among Hui LBC. Hui boys LBC should be paid more attention when formulating relevant policies.

vfr, A Global Regulatory Gene, is Required for Pyrrolnitrin but not for Phenazine-1-carboxylic Acid Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas chlororaphis G05

Wu, Xia,Chi, Xiaoyan,Wang, Yanhua,Zhang, Kailu,Kai, Le,He, Qiuning,Tang, Jinxiu,Wang, Kewen,Sun, Longshuo,Hao, Xiuying,Xie, Weihai,Ge, Yihe The Korean Society of Plant Pathology 2019 Plant Pathology Journal Vol.35 No.4

In our previous study, pyrrolnitrin produced in Pseudomonas chlororaphis G05 plays more critical role in suppression of mycelial growth of some fungal pathogens that cause plant diseases in agriculture. Although some regulators for pyrrolnitrin biosynthesis were identified, the pyrrolnitrin regulation pathway was not fully constructed. During our screening novel regulator candidates, we obtained a white conjugant G05W02 while transposon mutagenesis was carried out between a fusion mutant $G05{\Delta}phz{\Delta}prn::lacZ$ and E. coli S17-1 (pUT/mini-Tn5Kan). By cloning and sequencing of the transposon-flanking DNA fragment, we found that a vfr gene in the conjugant G05W02 was disrupted with mini-Tn5Kan. In one other previous study on P. fluorescens, however, it was reported that the deletion of the vfr caused increased production of pyrrolnitrin and other antifungal metabolites. To confirm its regulatory function, we constructed the vfr-knockout mutant $G05{\Delta}vfr$ and $G05{\Delta}phz{\Delta}prn::lacZ{\Delta}vfr$. By quantifying ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activities, we found that deletion of the vfr decreased the prn operon expression dramatically. Meanwhile, by quantifying pyrrolnitrin production in the mutant $G05{\Delta}vfr$, we found that deficiency of the Vfr caused decreased pyrrolnitrin production. However, production of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid was same to that in the wild-type strain G05. Taken together, Vfr is required for pyrrolnitrin but not for phenazine-1-carboxylic acid biosynthesis in P. chlororaphis G05.

Design of 3-electrode system for <i>in situ</i> monitoring direct methanol fuel cells during long-time running test at high temperature

Liu, Guicheng,Li, Xinyang,Wang, Hui,Liu, Xiuying,Chen, Ming,Woo, Jae Young,Kim, Ji Young,Wang, Xindong,Lee, Joong Kee Elsevier 2017 APPLIED ENERGY Vol.197 No.-

<P>To understand the effect mechanisms of long-time running and high operation temperature on performance of the direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) more clearly and directly, in this paper, a new design of 3-electrode system with a solution-type salt bridge has been developed to distinguish the integral polarization into anodic and cathodic polarizations at various temperatures and explore the attenuation mechanism by in situ monitoring the potential of anode during long-time running process at 80 degrees C, for the first time. The results indicate that the optimized 3-electrode system consists of a standard calomel electrode (SCE) and a solution-type salt bridge placed in the anode hole filled by 0.5 mol L-1 H2SO4 solution. By utilization of the 3-electrode system, the effect mechanisms of the running temperature and time on electrochemical parameters of the DMFC have been found: (1) The increasing operation temperature improves cathodic performance more significantly than that of anode; (2) the attenuation of fuel cell performance mainly comes from that of anode during the 20-h running test at 80 degrees C, resulting from the sharp drop of electrochemical active surface area of anode. More important, the new 3-electrode system has simplified the detection equipment and reduced the operating difficulty in a practical application for DMFCs, resulting in its portability. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</P>

Comparative analysis of bovine maternal corpus luteum microRNAs with aberrant and normal developed cloned fetus at late gestation

Xiaohu Su,Shenyuan Wang,Guangqi Gao,Xinyu Zho,Lidong Han,Guanghua Su,Jiaqi Zhang,Wanfu Bai,Xiuying Wang,Guangpeng Li,Li Zhang 한국유전학회 2020 Genes & Genomics Vol.42 No.3

Background The development efficiency of cloned cattle is extremely low (< 5%), most of them were aborted at late gestation. Based on our previous studies, some recipient cows with a cloned fetus would present as engorged uterine vessels and enlarged umbilical vessels randomly. Abortion involves both maternal and fetal factors. Objective Our aim was to explore this phenomenon by microRNAs expression profile analysis of maternal corpus luteum (CL), which was related to pregnancy maintenance. Methods The present study provided the comparison of maternal CL miRNAs expression of abnormally and normally developed cloned bovine fetus at late gestation (~ 210 days) using RNA-Seq technology. Results We selected two abnormally pregnant cows (abnormal group, AG) and three normally pregnant cows (normal group, NG) and acquired valid reads of 9317,261–12,327,185 (~ 84.53–91.28%) from five libraries. In total, we identified 981 conserved miRNAs and 223 novel miRNAs. 1052 miRNAs were co-expressed, 124 miRNAs were uniquely expressed in AG, and 93 miRNAs were uniquely expressed in the NG. Compared with NG, 11 were significantly overexpressed, and 22 were downregulated (p < 0.05) at AG among 1052 co-expressed miRNAs. The differentially expressed miRNAs-targeted genes were further analyzed by Gene Ontology and KEGG pathway analysis. Notably, the steroid biosynthesis pathway was a significantly enriched term (p < 0.01), which may affect the secretion of progesterone. Conclusion Our research suggested that abnormal miRNAs expression of bovine maternal CL may affect the pregnant status at late gestation.

vfr, A Global Regulatory Gene, is Required for Pyrrolnitrin but not for Phenazine-1-carboxylic Acid Biosynthesis in Pseudomonas chlororaphis G05

Xia Wu,Xiaoyan Chi,Yanhua Wang,Kailu Zhang,Le Kai,Qiuning He,Jinxiu Tang,Kewen Wang,Longshuo Sun,Xiuying Hao,Weihai Xie,Yihe Ge 한국식물병리학회 2019 Plant Pathology Journal Vol.35 No.4

In our previous study, pyrrolnitrin produced in Pseudomonas chlororaphis G05 plays more critical role in suppression of mycelial growth of some fungal pathogens that cause plant diseases in agriculture. Although some regulators for pyrrolnitrin biosynthesis were identified, the pyrrolnitrin regulation pathway was not fully constructed. During our screening novel regulator candidates, we obtained a white conjugant G05W02 while transposon mutagenesis was carried out between a fusion mutant G05ΔphzΔprn::lacZ and E. coli S17- 1 (pUT/mini-Tn5Kan). By cloning and sequencing of the transposon-flanking DNA fragment, we found that a vfr gene in the conjugant G05W02 was disrupted with mini-Tn5Kan. In one other previous study on P. fluorescens, however, it was reported that the deletion of the vfr caused increased production of pyrrolnitrin and other antifungal metabolites. To confirm its regulatory function, we constructed the vfr-knockout mutant G05Δvfr and G05ΔphzΔprn::lacZΔvfr. By quantifying β-galactosidase activities, we found that deletion of the vfr decreased the prn operon expression dramatically. Meanwhile, by quantifying pyrrolnitrin production in the mutant G05Δvfr, we found that deficiency of the Vfr caused decreased pyrrolnitrin production. However, production of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid was same to that in the wild-type strain G05. Taken together, Vfr is required for pyrrolnitrin but not for phenazine-1-carboxylic acid biosynthesis in P. chlororaphis G05.